Notice of Funding Opportunities from USDOJ for Victims of Human Trafficking

Apply for Funding to Provide Services to Victims of Human Trafficking

The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, is pleased to announce the following Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs).  We encourage you to review the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide and visit the JustGrants Application Submission Training page to find step-by-step instructions to guide you through the entire funding application process.

Additionally, on-demand, pre-application videos about the mechanics of applying and details on the programmatic areas of the NOFOs will be posted to our Funding Webinars page as they become available.

STOP School Violence Program

OVC FY25 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: March 11; JustGrants: March 18

This NOFO will support jurisdictions to develop and expand a multidisciplinary, collaborative task force approach to better respond to human trafficking through increased victim identification, service provision, and case investigations.

OVC FY25 Housing Assistance for Victims of Human Trafficking

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: February 24; JustGrants: March 3

This NOFO will provide funding for housing and support services to victims of human trafficking. The primary focus of this program is to provide transitional housing and supportive services that assist human trafficking victims in moving as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieving stability.

OVC FY25 Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: March 11; JustGrants: March 18

This NOFO will develop, enhance, and coordinate programs and activities geared toward improving outcomes for child and youth victims of sex and labor trafficking.

OVC FY25 Integrated Services for Minor Victims of Human Trafficking

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: February 24; JustGrants: March 3

This NOFO will support programs to enhance the availability, quality, and delivery of services tailored to the developmental stages and needs of young (minor) victims of human trafficking.

OVC FY25 Services for Victims of Human Trafficking

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: March 11; JustGrants: March 18

This NOFO will develop, expand, and strengthen victim service programs for victims of all forms of human trafficking throughout the United States and its territories. This program provides funding for comprehensive and specialized services for victims of all forms of human trafficking and is intended for victim services programs serving adults or a combination of adults and minors/youth.

OVC FY25 Preventing Trafficking of Girls

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: February 24; JustGrants: March 3

This NOFO will develop or enhance prevention and early intervention services for girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex and/or labor trafficking.

OVC FY25 Specialized Human Trafficking Assistance: Supporting Survivor Engagement in Anti-Trafficking Programming

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: February 24; JustGrants: March 3

This NOFO will assist OVC-funded anti-trafficking grantees in ensuring meaningful engagement with and successful outcomes for survivors of human trafficking. Applicants should propose approaches that help build the capacity of anti-trafficking grantees to identify and partner with survivors in their local community, state, or region.

OJP will send one or two emails per week with the recently posted NOFOs. To see all available funding opportunities, visit https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities.

Get Ready NOW To Apply for DOJ Funding

You must have active registrations in SAM.gov and Grants.gov before you can apply for Department of Justice funding opportunities.. If you’ve used these systems in the past, check that your registration and users are current.

  • Register today. You can register in SAM.gov and Grants.gov any time—you don’t have to wait until a funding opportunity is open. SAM.gov registrations expire after 12 months and must be renewed every year. Grants.gov accounts deactivate after a year of inactivity or if your SAM.gov registration expires.
  • Update points of contact. Check and update your entity’s POCs in both systems now to prevent delays in completing your application—or miss the application deadline.

For more tips on using SAM.gov and Grants.gov, visit the JustGrants Resources Application Submission Training page.